Quote Originally Posted by nakata24 View Post
but is that temp normal on this board? or should i just rma it.
RMA takes a long time and you will probably end up with a same system.
I do not believe that your mobo is defective.
Either ask for a refund or try to make it work.
You just need to put a 5cm fan on the northbridge.
Install only 1GB dimm, enter BIOS, set NB volts at 1.36 and Dimm volts at 2.1. Install Windows, with all updates and the latest service pack.
Shut down. Now you may connect everything else.
I think this is going to work for you.